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This channel includes news on cardiovascular care delivery, including how patients are diagnosed and treated, cardiac care guidelines, policies or legislation impacting patient care, device recalls that may impact patient care, and cardiology practice management.

Healthcare AI today: Spending skyrockets, UnitedHealth finetunes AI claims processing, more
If you’ve sensed healthcare AI spending has been going extra-gangbusters over the past year or so, your perceptions are impressively attuned.
Judge files lawsuit over husband’s death—alleges heart symptoms were mismanaged
The patient reported chest pain multiple times and had a family history of heart disease. According to the lawsuit, however, he was never referred to a cardiologist.
Most adults know nothing about CKM syndrome—but it impacts nearly everyone
Nearly 90% of adults are believed to already have at least one risk factor of CKM syndrome. The American Heart Association hopes patient education and physician collaborations can help increase awareness about this dangerous condition.
Hospital in Mexico earns first heart failure certification of its kind
A facility outside the United States has received the American Heart Association's Comprehensive Heart Failure Center Certification for the first time.
Healthcare AI today: Where’s the AI ROI?, AI messaging truth check, AI burnout busters, more
Provider organizations are using generative AI for all sorts of use cases. It’s delivering impressive returns in two—tech support and patient experience.

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4 promising heart failure therapies interventional cardiologists should keep an eye on

The devices, currently being investigated by teams of heart specialists, could make a big impact in the years ahead.

Brugada arrhythmogenic substrate that causes VT and sudden cardiac death. This study showed ablation of this substrate area could help prevent sudden cardiac arrest in these patients.

Epicardial ablation in Brugada syndrome reduces sudden cardiac death

A late-breaking study at Heart Rhythm 2022 found epicardial ablation in Brugada syndrome helped significantly reduce sudden cardiac arrest in these patients, increasing their survival.

How machine learning models can predict if patients will show up for appointments

Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital were able to predict with 83% accuracy if patients were going to be a no-show at the time of their appointment.

Veteran cardiologist Morton M. Mower, co-inventor of the automatic ICD, dies at 89

“I think he was the most brilliant person I’ve ever met," one long-time colleague said.

Same-day discharge for AFib ablation a success thanks to telehealth

The new analysis, presented during Heart Rhythm 2022, focused on patients treated at a high-volume facility during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Walmart launches telehealth diabetes program

The program is run by MeMD, a telehealth provider Walmart acquired last year.

Same-day discharge after LAAO associated with strong outcomes, significant cost savings

A new analysis found that 30-day outcomes do not significantly change when LAAO patients go home the same day as their procedure.

More than 400 nursing homes expected to close this year

The 400+ closures projected for 2022 are nearly double the next highest year, when 220 nursing homes closed in 2019.

Care Delivery

Healthcare AI today: Spending skyrockets, UnitedHealth finetunes AI claims processing, more

Judge files lawsuit over husband’s death—alleges heart symptoms were mismanaged

Most adults know nothing about CKM syndrome—but it impacts nearly everyone

Hospital in Mexico earns first heart failure certification of its kind

Healthcare AI today: Where’s the AI ROI?, AI messaging truth check, AI burnout busters, more